
Albion, MI Michigan 49224
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to assist! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. We happily offer rapid response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros manage all sorts of repair work as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and weakening mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's possible to deal with the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will be able to give you a flue repair service estimate and suggest the very best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damages and also prevent fires. The 3 primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored type of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair services. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are really versatile, offered in rigid or flexible versions, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older houses have clay liners. They are rather inexpensive, however require routine maintenance to make sure that flue tiles don't fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These types of liners tend to be tough to. install as well as expensive. Gradually, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best options for your house.
The chimney crown is very important. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This secures your flue and chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or ends up being damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, standard repair services can be made to prevent issues from happening.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealant can be applied on top. This will securely keep water from getting in.
In situations where there is a lot more substantial damage to the crown, it might be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in numerous ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You ought to never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or mount a brand-new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Many people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that blocks air flow to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair service. Usually repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are more economical, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and unwanted weather outdoors. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your home feel colder in the winter season. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars each year in added heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair work isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service and full chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can sometimes require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and afterwards the old joints are filled with new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places include refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a great enhancement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of variety of fire place repair and improvements.